In Kumamoto Prefecture, it was announced on the 15th that 1,814 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
On the other hand, a total of four people announced on the 10th and 14th of this month were double counted, so they were excluded from the cumulative total.
This brings the total number of infected people in the prefecture to 237,928.
In addition, two deaths were announced, bringing the total number of people who died in the prefecture who tested positive to 446.